Police officers answering a family dispute call Tuesday night shot and killed a man they said was armed with a gun, prompting an angry neighborhood crowd to begin throwing things at them, including an ironing board.

Officers in riot gear quickly sealed off several blocks of the South Los Angeles neighborhood, and the confrontation was brought under control within a few minutes, said police Capt. Fabian Lizarraga.

"They came across a man with a gun," Lizarraga said. "Subsequently an officer-involved shooting occurred."

No officers were wounded.

After the shooting, a crowd gathered and "became hostile towards the officers," Lizarraga said. "Additional resources were called in and we have dealt with that situation," he added.

Sanchez said 10 or more patrol units were dispatched for crowd control but no citywide tactical alert was called. She said, however, that some surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution.